About The Artist
Using glass as her primary medium, Sophia Kasparian's artistic practice delves into her personal relationship with identity, gender, and cultural heritage. In the area of cultural heritage specifically, Kasparian examines the preservation of Janyak, Armenian Needlelace, through her tedious replication of glass lace, she manipulates and sculpts pieces that represent fragility, strength, and perseverance.
She earned her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts at The Massachusetts College of Art & Design in Boston, MA. While attending MassArt, she was a dual major in The Studio For Interrelated Media and Glass, with a minor in sustainability.
Her work has been recognized by the 2024 Cecelia Siemen Scholarship in the Visual Arts, awarding her a space to host her second solo exhibition, Do You Enjoy The Tether? She has also been granted scholarships to attend workshops at craft schools to advance her techniques. In 2024 she was awarded a full scholarship to attend The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass and take Silvia Levenson’s class, Memories In Glass. The next year, in 2025, she was awarded The Pilchuck Partner Scholarship, and took Concept to Completion with Priscilla Kar Yee Lo & Isaac Tecosky.
Sophia currently resides in her Boston neighborhood, Brookline. She currently works as a teacher at a local childcare facility. As an artist, she remains invested in the growth of her practice, and development of unexplored themes in glass relating to Armenian cultural heritage. She occasionally works at Ross Art Studio, a glass casting fabrication studio in Hyde Park, MA. She will be attending sessions 4 & 5 at The Pilchuck Glass School to be part of their seasonal staff in 2026.
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